York — Wilberfoss
Yorwil one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting York and Wilberfoss.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting York and Wilberfoss.
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
York
Grid Ref
SE5965051750
Lat / Lon
53.95843° / -1.09242°
Easting / Northing
459,650E / 451,750N
What3Words
actual.again.sorters
Wilberfoss
Grid Ref
SE7284150878
Lat / Lon
53.94891° / -0.89163°
Easting / Northing
472,841E / 450,878N
What3Words
reset.chugging.reception
Yorwil One's land is
York | |
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Grid Ref | SE5965051750 |
Lat / Lon | 53.95843° / -1.09242° |
Easting / Northing | 459,650E / 451,750N |
What3Words | actual.again.sorters |
Wilberfoss | |
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Grid Ref | SE7284150878 |
Lat / Lon | 53.94891° / -0.89163° |
Easting / Northing | 472,841E / 450,878N |
What3Words | reset.chugging.reception |
Arable | 45.8% |
Pasture | 11.6% |
Urban | 39.1% |
Woods | 3.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Yorkie Christine
01 Dec 2021I walked this route on Armistice Day in November which started cool and overcast and then brightened to long sunny intervals in the afternoon. At 12.4 miles it is long for me for a day walk and I was very tired by the end - but this review should be about the route, not my stamina!
The route is mostly level. It starts alongside the River Ouse in York and passes through the villages of Osbaldwick, Murton (where I paused awhile by the leafy war memorial), Dunnington and Kexby before skirting the top of Newton on Derwent and finishing at Wilberfoss. It follows a mix of urban pavements, tarmac cycle tracks, farmland, country lanes, gravel farm tracks and finally some river walking (this stretch will be impassable when the River Derwent is in flood).
There was one blocked footpath which is where the route leads between 2 houses in Murton (pictured) - it leads into a horses' field from where there is no exit. This problem can be easily circumvented by continuing on to Smary Lane from where you will rejoin the intended route.
There are 3 major road crossings on the level. There is no traffic island on the A166 but I think the limit is 40mph here - I had no trouble crossing mid morning. Near the end of the walk the A1079 needs to be crossed twice - in each location there is a traffic island making crossing a little safer. There is some road walking right at the end which was not enjoyable.
Apart from the interest involved in walking through the streets of historic York at the beginning, the most enjoyable parts for me were striding along the edge of Hagg Wood and the short walk along the River Derwent towards the end. This area of flood plain is now a nature reserve.
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